Obituaries

M. Suzanne Rinier, 75, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at the Homestead Village Health Care Center. She was the loving wife of the late Joseph A. Rinier. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ira D. Fickes, Jr. and Suzanne M. (Ulrich) Fickes.After graduating from J.P. McCaskey High School, she received a secretarial degree...

Visitation scheduled for Friday, February 19, 2021 from 12 noon until the service at 1 p.m.. Cremation will be private. Cheryl E. McCain age 75 of Lancaster PA passed away February 15, 2021 at her home. Born in Lancaster March 6, 1945 to her parents Clyde E. Brown Sr. and Elizabeth Easton Brown who predeceased her. Cheryl enjoyed Bingo, the...

Loretta D. (Moss) Yoder, 83, of Conestoga, after a long illness, peacefully left her Earthly home on Sunday, February 14, 2021 and was welcomed into Heaven by her Lord and Savior.Born in Lancaster, PA, Loretta was the daughter of Irene and George Moss and was married to John L. (“Jack”) Yoder who preceded her in death.Loretta adored her family, which...

Paul C. “Chub” Boose, 81, of Lancaster, passed away February 10, 2021 at Magnolias of Lancaster. He was the son of the late Paul and Pearl Houghton Boose and was the husband of the late Martha Ann Boose.Chub was a truck driver for most of his life, retiring in 2011 from Teamsters and Yellow Roadway. He enjoyed hunting and fishing...

Geraldine L. Jacobs, age 96 of Dracut MA and formerly of Lancaster passed away February 5, 2021. Daughter of the late Frank and Lida Kreider Chalfant, she was predeceased by her husband Donald, her sisters, Jane Berkey, Betty Ann Denlinger, Joyce Ressler and great great grandson Christian Kirchner.Mrs. Jacobs retired from Hamilton Watch Company and was a charter member of...

Hai V. Dang, 77, of Lancaster, passed away on February 8, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Lan T. Nguyen.Born in Ben Tre, Vietnam, he was the son of the late Khue Van Dang and the late Duong Thi Pham.He graduated from Thu Duc Military Academy and proudly served as a captain in the South...

Fenton (Scott) Larue Snell, 88, formerly of Manheim, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 9, 2021.He was the loving husband to the late Joan C. A. Snell to whom he was married for 63 years prior to her death in 2016.Born in Jersey Shore, PA, he was the son of the late Paul H....

K. Arlene Wimer, 95, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at the Mennonite Home. She was the wife of Richard F. Wimer, who preceded her in death. Born in Harrisburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Luther L. Keiffer and Mary Ellen (Shuler) Keiffer.She spent much of her career at the Pennsylvania State Sales Tax...

Robert James Sheaffer, age 28 of Lancaster, Pa lost his battle with addiction on Thursday February 4, 2021. He was the beloved son of Mark P. and Susan L. Sheaffer. Robert was a 2010 graduate from Manheim Township High School where he was a member of the football and wrestling teams. He also graduated from Temple University in 2014 with...

James A.Mentzer, Sr. 83, formerly ofNewville, PA passed away on February 6, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the loving husband of the late Doris AnnMentzer.Born in Mount Union, PA, he was the son of the late, Sheldon and Dorothy (Vaughn)Mentzer.He spent his career as an educator teaching middle school social studies.James and his late wife, Doris, were the...

Jane Marie Elizabeth Myers, 80, of Leola, PA passed away February 4, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Salisbury Mills, NY, she was the daughter of Stanley and Anna Kraiza and was married to Steven Myers for 34 years.A graduate of Washingtonville High School, Jane was also a member of St. John Neumann Roman Catholic Church.Jane received so much...

Mary Jane Beale passed away peacefully on February 3rd 2021, at the family farm where she lived her entire life. She went to be with her Lord and Savior at the age of 78.Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late V. Ferry Rohrer and A. Miriam (Hollinger) Rohrer. She was preceded in death by her brother Paul...

John R. Miller, Sr., 80, of Lancaster, passed away on February 1, 2021 at Spang Crest, A Luthercare Community in Lebanon, PA. He was the loving husband of the late Suzanne Miller.Born in Lancaster PA, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Florence Isabel (Hilson) Miller.After graduating from High School, he proudly served in the US Army.He...

Lorraine Cunningham, 85, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on February 1 2021 from complications of Covid pneumonia . She was a Lancaster native born to Harry and Elsie Phillips. In July, 2016, she was predeceased by her husband of 61years, Ted Cunningham.Lorraine graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School in 1953. She worked in the office of Lancaster Wholesale Groceries....

Sally Stauffer Bures, loving mother and caring friend who touched so many through her acts of tremendous generosity and kindness, died peacefully on Thursday, January 28th.Sally is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Leslie Bures, daughter Renee Bures, granddaughter Lily Bures, “Shared Holiday” daughter Niecy Houston, and sister Cynthia Griffith. She was predeceased by sisters Nancy Myer and...

Douglas Jorgen Madea, 72, of Lancaster PA went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday January 23, 2021. He died of natural causes in his home residence. He was the loving and faithful husband of Dr. Gretchen E. Madea with whom he co-pastored Crown of Life Fellowship in Mount Joy, PA. He was born in Teaneck,...

Compassionate, witty, determined and devoted are four words that describe Elizabeth Louetta “Betty Lou” Royer, or “Mema” as she was known to her family. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at age 95 on January 21, 2021 at Willow Valley Retirement Community where she resided since 2007. Betty, the daughter of Samuel Sloan Ferguson and Sara Work, was born...

Miss Barbara J. Herr, age 84 of Lancaster passed away January 24, 2021 at Conestoga View were she had been residing a short time. Miss  Herr was a 1954 Graduate of McCaskey High School and a 1958 Graduate of Millersville University. She retired from teaching kindergarten at Rheems Elementary School for 35 years.She was a life member of  First  United...

James D. Bryson, 67, of Lancaster, passed away on January 22, 2021 at his home. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late John S. and Ruth (Kendig) Bryson.Known to many as Jimmy, he graduated in 1971 from J.P. McCaskey High School. He was retired from R.R. Donnelley and Sons where he worked 39 years as a...

Ginger L. MacLaren went to be with our Lord & Savior on  Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.She is survived by three children, Eric, Shawn & Tasha MacLaren; three grandchildren, Cassidi, Mason & Lily; four brothers, Dave, Jeff, Ron (husband of Trish) & Gary Potts (husband of Nancy).  She is also survived by three sisters, Kathy, Debbie and Geri Lou.She was preceded...